National Warning Center told public to keep themselves updated

NUPPOL SUVANSOMBUT.

BANGKOK, 27 March 2011 (NNT)-Director of the National Disaster Warning Center Group Captain Somsak Kowsuwan has advised Thai people to keep themselves updated on natural disaster warnings through Radio Thailand’s news report.

According to Group Captain Somsak, the National Disaster Warning Center and the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology have the responsibility to warn the public of natural disasters 24 hours a day as well as to analyze any unusual activities ahead of the impact to save the public from any dangers.

Warnings will be broadcast nationally via television, mobile phones, and radio stations. The Center and the ICT will also analyze and assess the possible impacts that the natural disaster might have on the public before warnings and evacuation plans are issued.

-- NNT 2011-03-27

It is sad that most of the time

the broadcasting of the urgent news for public consumption

is taking place as the disaster is occurring.

That sort of broadcast is great for all those people listening in, in other areas;

but then how about those people or villages in the news as it happens?

The current govt seems to care very little.

Putting on an appearance is vitally more important for the Thai govt. Very pathetic indeed.

Seems to be beating about the bush. Why don't they just tell us what they think will happen so we can anticipate it? Seems to be very windy and cold; whats going on?

nothing is happening, just within the next few days might be some aftershocks, but sometimes within weeks there might be radiation from japan (that might be much more dangerous)

Many countries test their civil defense system on a regular bases. Civil defense sirens Friday at 12 pm. - Radio and TV tones and test statements - Alert radios activated by broadcast tones turn on automatically to announce danger, etc. Thailand could perhaps test out their system prior to peoples lives depending on it's effectiveness. Are the cell phone notifications in both Thai and English? Instead of a short article like this a more complete description of their program would be instructional and beneficial to both the public and perhaps the emergency program itself.

Many countries test their civil defense system on a regular bases. Civil defense sirens Friday at 12 pm. ...

How many countries?

here is a link to the National Disaster Warning Center.

http://www.ndwc.go.th/home/